Database:
MedLine Plus
National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Online Access

About this Database

MedlinePlus is information for consumers. It is maintained by the National Library of Medicine, updated daily, and has extensive information on about 700 diseases and conditions from trusted information sources *only*. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, and much more.


Durable URL

This is the permanent URL for the database. It should be used in syllabi, lists of resources, and all other links provided to Johns Hopkins users. https://databases.library.jhu.edu/databases/proxy/JHU04934